I found out the hard way that there are people in this world who do not want their children’s photos online. Anywhere. Like, at all. So I wrote this piece, which is the lead story in the Style section of the Times this Sunday. Turns out it’s a huge topic fueled by a lot of misinformation on both sides. (Spoiler: Pedophiles are not coming for your kid because they saw him on Flickr. That said, no one wants to see your kid learn to use the potty.) Not a fun one to report, but hopefully useful to parents. And a tip: Regardless of the actual danger, unless you want to seriously piss off Little Frankie’s parents, check with them before you post his picture on Facebook. Trust me on this.

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ABOUT DOUGLAS QUENQUA

Currently Editor in Chief of Campaign US, former writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, Columbia Magazine, Redbook, The New York Observer, Wired, the New York Post and others. I write about media, science, culture, lifestyle and tech. Every so often, I post my writing here.
It's pronounced Kwen'-kwah.
Contact: Doug [dot] Quenqua [@] gmail.com